Metallic tie, rail-fastener, and rail-joint.



H. J. SMITH. METALLIC TIE, RAIL FASTBNER, AND RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION TILED FEB. 23, 1912. I

Patented July 9, 1912.

WITNESSES UNTTED %TATE% PATENT FFTQ.

HARLIN J. SMITH, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOHN S.

DAILEY, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, AND ONE-THIRD TO 1). '1. SMITH, OF CAL- CUTTA, OHIO.

METALLIC TIE, RAIL-FASTENEB, AND RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TTARLIN J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at East- Liverpool, in the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties, Rail- Fasteners, and Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a metallic tie, rail fastener and rail joint, and the objects of my invention are to provide a tie possessing sufficient strength and firmness to support the great weight of rolling stock, and

to provide a. tie having the requisite amount.

of elasticity to prevent injury to rolling stock and insure a uniform distribution of the weight of the same.

Other objects of my invention are to provide a tie having a bearing surface that will afford a sure and ready means for attaching rails thereto, and to furnish a tie with a fastener that will preserve the alinement of rails and prevent the same from spreading.

Further objects of my invention are to obviate the necessity of using nuts and bolts as a fastening means for connecting the confronting ends of two rails, and to provide rail fasteners that compensate for eX- pansion and contraction and can be installed by unskilled labor.

Still further objects of my invention are to provide a tie that can be mounted in the ballast of a roadbed, whereby creeping of the tie is obviated, and to accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction that dispenses with the services of a track walker.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

Figure l is a plan of a tie and rail fastener in accordance with this invention, partly broken away and partly in horizontal section, to illustrate a portion of the rail joint, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1912.

Patented July 9, 1912. Serial No. 679,333.

tie, Fig. 4 is an end view of the tie illustrating the rail joint, and Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of the tie.

A tie in accordance with this'invention comprises an oblong metallic body 1 having the same dimensions as an ordinary wooden tie. The body 1, at the sides thereof and at a point intermediate the ends of said body, is cut away, as at 2 to provide a longitudinal web 3. The cut away sides of the tie body reduce the weight of the same besides affording side recesses for ballast that firmly retains the tie upon a roadbed. The top of the tie body 1, at the ends thereof, is provided with integral outer rail fasteners 4 that overhang the outer base flanges 5 of rails 6 mounted upon said tie.

The tie body 1, at the inner base flanges 5 of the rails 6, is provided with vertical rectangular openings 7 and the upper ends of the openings 7 are enlarged to provide seats 8. Communicating with the openings 7 are transverse openings 9, the object of which will presently appear. Arranged within the openings 7 are the shanks 10 of inner rail fasteners 11, said fasteners overhanging and engaging the inner base flanges 5 of the rails 6. The inner fasteners 11 are provided with shoulders 12 that rest upon the seats 8 and firmly support the inner fasteners relatively to the tie. The shanks 10 of the inner fasteners 11 are provided with transverse openings 13 that aline with the transverse openings 9 of the tie body. Mounted in the openings 9 and 13 are tapering keys 14, which when driven into said openings force the shanks 10 of the inner fasteners downwardly in the openings 7, thereby firmly seating the shoulders 12 upon the seats 8. The small ends of the keys 14 are provided with openings 15 and cotter pins 16 are e1nployed for locking the keys 1a in the tie body.

Reference will now be had to the left hand side of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and to the complete Fig. 4. When the ends of the rails 6 abut upon the tie, I resort to the use of splice bars 17 and 18, and the inner fastener is shaped to engage the inner splice bar 17 and retain the same in engagement with the abutting ends of the rails. The inner splice bar 17 is provided with tongues 19 that extend through openings 20 provided therefor in the webs of the rails 6. The tongues 19 also extend through openings 21 in the splice bar 18 and said tongues have openings or keyways 22 to accommodate apertured tapering keys 23 that are locked in engagement with the tongues 9 by cotter pins 24:.

By reference to the left hand side of Figs. 2 and 3, it will be observed that the splice bar 18 is of a different cross sectional shape than the bar 17 and it is in this connection that I reserve the right to use either form of bar.

It is thought that the utility of the tie, rail fastener and rail joint will be apparent without further description and while in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible of such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In combination a tie comprising a body portion provided near each end with an inwardly extending integral outer rail base fastener, said body further provided in each endportion inwardly with respect to said fastener with a Vertically disposed rectangular opening having its upper portion of greater width and breadth than its lower portion thereby providing a rectangular shoulder in proximity to the upper face of said body, inner rail base fasteners each including a body portion of the same length as the width of the tie body and formed with an outwardly projecting rail base clamping lip opposing an outer rail base fastener, a stepped depending shank integral with said body portion and extending in an opening and further abutting against a shoulder, said shank of less height than the height of the opening, a wedge extending transversely through the tie-body and said shank for maintaining the inner fastener in position, and adjustable means extending through the wedge for retaining it in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARLIN J. SMITH.

WVitnesses H. G. EVnR'r,

MAX H. SRoLovrrz.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of 'Eatents,

Washington, D. G. 

